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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get the healthy moms. Because every various adult they interact with from oct 21-oct 31 feels like giving them a seer or candy.

For two of my boys, it really derails their overall nutrition to add too many sweets in. It’s not like they will eat healthy things PLUS the sweets. They will refuse healthy things on those kinds of days. Their moods are awful and completely different on the days that (I will admit that I am responsible) they have a cookie from the grocery store, the doctor gives them two lollipops, the neighbor says she has some Halloween chocolates for them, and preschool offered a cupcake because someone brought them in; and we were out of fruit so I gave them chips ahoy for a morning snack. Etc. I’ve had those days, and the moods and meltdowns are not pretty. Miserable for everyone. 
My other child can handle it. She acts a tiny bit crazier but still eats a healthy dinner. My boys will forgo it because it’s not sweet too.

So, we need to all step back and limit at least 50% of the seeets we offer. We all think ‘a little is just ok,’but they’re getting it from so many sources. [/quote]

I understand what you’re saying, but not everyone is like this or gives their kid this much sugar on a regular basis. It’s not up to the health obsessed mom to police what everyone else’s kids eat, any more than it’s up to the junk allowing mom to insist the party be full of candy. Healthy snacks plus a cookie option is a simple middle ground.

My kid gets offered candy too, and it goes in a basket that gets doled out in small doses. If she has too much sugar she is a nutcase, so I’ve learned when and how much to allow. Just because someone offers it doesn’t mean it gets eaten that moment.[/quote]

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